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It sounds like the Real Housewives and Bravo need some marriage counseling. reports that "Real Housewives of New York" stars Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon and Alex McCord have been let go from the hit Bravo TV show, some of the ladies are saying it's simply not true.According to Zarin, what has happened might be what couples refer to as a communication problem.WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE DO REAL HOUSEWIVES GET INTO? Us Weekly. "The truth is that Jill is still in discussions with Bravo for season 5 and hasn't made a final decision about returning to the show." CNN's "ShowBiz Tonight" Thursday, nobody has been fired. Zarin (r.) posing with Kelly Bensimon (l.) and Alex McCord. (Mike Coppola/Getty)Twitter Thursday, saying, "Speaking for myself only, there is no decision yet whether I'm in or out of #RHONY - Nothing's finalized, though I'd like to do another year."Facebook, "I can confirm that I have not been 'fired' by BRAVO for next season's Real Housewives of New York City. There are many rumors … [Read more...] about Jill Zarin denies being fired from ‘Real Housewives’: ‘There’s no such thing as a pink slip in TV’

Partly by luck and partly by design, so to speak, Bravo's self-titled new fashion show comes up a fast-paced winner. The basic idea is hardly new. Sixteen eager young designers with modest résumés and big dreams try to impress a panel of fashion professionals with clothing they design under great pressure. The trick, with the TV show as with great fashion design, is to make it all feel seamless, like the entertainment or the design just magically happened. It's fitting for "The Fashion Show," then, that its biggest entertainment asset is a contestant named Merlin. Honduras-born and trained in Mexico, Merlin isn't exactly unknown in the fashion biz. He has his own label, which he says has worked with the likes of Paula Abdul, Marilyn Manson and Paris Hilton. No matter. What counts here is that he breezes into the show wearing a hat with a feather that's a good 3 feet long and an attitude that could stretch from Laurel Canyon to Fashion Avenue. When the … [Read more...] about Bravo’s ‘The Fashion Show’ follows a pattern … and makes it work

When Tamra Barney signed up to become the latest lady on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Orange County," her fellow co-stars had one simple piece of advice for her: Don't wear white. "They said that the first season was definitely a learning experience for them because what looks good in everyday life doesn't always look good on camera," Barney said in preparation for the show's third-season premiere tonight at 10. "I'm sure there are going to be some moments where I'm like, 'Oh my God, what was I thinking wearing that?'"True enough, each of the other returning housewives listed wardrobe choices as one of the biggest changes after watching themselves on TV."Jeana [Keough] and I put all our clothes in a bag and sent them off to Goodwill," said Vicki Gunvalson. "Everything we wore in season one.""I won't wear white on TV ever again, that's for sure," said Tammy Knickerbocker."I felt that outfits looked so good," said Lauri Waring, "... until you saw them on television."Improvements in … [Read more...] about ‘Orange County’ wives get reality TV fashion sense

Anne Sweeney, who as president of the Disney-ABC Television Group oversees the ABC and Disney networks, has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter. Sweeney was ranked No. 1 in the trade paper's 16th annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 list. A year ago, she was No. 2. From the TV ranks, CBS President Nancy Tellem was No. 3, MTV's Judy McGrath was No. 5, Oprah Winfrey was No. 6, 20th Century Fox TV head Dana Walden was No. 7, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler was No. 8 and USA and Sci-Fi President Bonnie Hammer was No. 9. Dot's all ... Talent agent Rick Ramage has joined the team at powerhouse agency N.S. Bienstock. Though he works behind the scenes, Ramage has helped guide the careers of a number of familiar faces, including WCBS/Ch. 2's Kristine Johnson, MSNBC's Tamron Hall and "Today's" Natalie Morales. ... Bravo has picked up a pilot for a series built around William Sledd, a 24-year-old native of Paducah, Ky., who is best known for … [Read more...] about Inner Tube: Ladies who do lunch: TV’s top female execs

Fashion maven Tommy Hilfiger, last seen on MTV's reality show "Rich Girls," will turn up in a new special on Bravo set to air in the fall. "Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America" is a one-hour special inspired by the book "Iconic America: A Roller Coaster Ride Through the Eye-Popping Panorama of American Pop Culture" by Hilfiger and George Lois. Hilfiger will appear in the special, talking about how pop culture has influenced the tastes and styles of America. The special will be hosted by model Bar Refaeli and storyteller Rives. "The show is a tour of America through an ironic and iconic pop-culture lens," Hilfiger said in a statement. "It will explore an intriguing and whimsical side of America." Dots all ... WNBC/Ch. 4's David Ushery tonight at 6:30 emcees the Support Network, Inc.'s "2008 Annual Gala on the Hudson" to benefit the organization's Minority Scholarship Fund. The event will be held on the Princess Yacht. ... Joel McHale, host of E! Entertainment's "The Soup," … [Read more...] about It’s Bravo for Tommy Hilfiger’s special look at ‘America’

BEST OF THURSDAY NIGHT'S TV: 9 p.m. (TLC) "American Chopper." In the latest crossover to save the mess of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the chopper guys of Orange County, N.Y., are called to build Jon Gosselin a motorcycle, which he'll probably use to get away from Kate the moment the cameras stop rolling.9:01 (ABC) "NBA Finals." The sport with the season that seemingly never ends, continues tonight with the Orlando Magic playing host to the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have an advantage in the best of seven series, leading 2 to 1, but they're coming off a loss on Tuesday.10 (SoapNet) "Southern Belles: Louisville." This is SoapNet's version of Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise and revolves around a group of friends, some likable, some totally annoying, who live in Louisville. The show is good and, perhaps, had it not come after the others, would get more attention.10 (TRAVEL) "Bridget's Sexiest Beaches." Is there an unsexy beach somewhere? Certainly not when former … [Read more...] about What’s on TV Thursday night

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY. TONIGHT AT 10,BRAVO 1 STAR.Five minutes into "The Real Housewives of Orange County," Bravo's new reality series about real-life counterparts to the pampered ladies of "The O.C." I was telling myself: I could not care less about these women. As it turns out, I was wrong. Ten minutes later, I did care even less. And by the time I'd previewed two episodes of the series, which premieres tonight at 10, my reactions had sunken from apathy from antipathy. Not only did I not care about this quintet of California preeners, but I was rooting against them. For Bravo, this is the latest salvo in an apparently calculated campaign (it couldn't be accidental, could it?) to lower its standards. The network once known for arts and entertainment series now offers precious little of either. With few exceptions, most of the stuff on the network's schedule is so tacky, it ought to change its name from Bravo to Velcro. "Real Housewives" is a seven-edition … [Read more...] about SEEING RED OVER ‘ORANGE’.
Real ‘Housewives’ a bore on Bravo

Backstage after the "Project Runway" fashion week show looked like Barbie's Dream House after a tornado blew through. Stray shoes and sundry vanity accessories were strewn about. Forgotten clothes hung limply from hangers. And the diva of the moment was nowhere to be found. No, not Heidi Klum. Santino Rice had left the building - or more precisely, the heated tents at Bryant Park, where the "Runway" contestants faced their final judgment. One of the three finalists, with Chloe Dao and Daniel Vosovic, in Bravo's fashion-designer derby, Rice has become the Omarosa of basic cable. "Whether you love to hate me or hate to love me, I'm not just good TV, I'm a great designer," he said by way of an introduction of his collection, which included lingerie-inspired gowns of airy silk chiffon with lots of detailed bodice work. The second season of "Project Runway," Bravo's highest-rated series which has already been picked up for a third season, concludes tonight at 10 when Klum, … [Read more...] about STITCH AND DISH. There’s cutting, draping and drama as ‘Project Runway’ sews up its season tonight. Who ruled ‘Runway’? Fashion fans will find out tonight

Read our lips, NBC — you should not have passed on “Lip Sync Battle.” The celebrity fake-singing sensation has quickly emerged as the breakout hit of the season — but the network is now watching Spike TV enjoy the ride because it passed on the Jimmy Fallon-produced show. "Lip Sync Battle" is a spin off of the popular “Tonight Show” skit. Fallon and co-producers Stephen Merchant ("The Office") and John Krasinski ("The Office") first pitched the show to NBC for network broadcast or for distribution on one of NBC’s many cable channels, including USA and Bravo. Fallon has a big bucks production deal with the network, so the decision to give away the show looks especially odd. "There here was a feeling like, ‘We're not just going to buy everything Jimmy brings us,’" an NBC insider told The Hollywood Reporter. Still, Fallon’s influence is everywhere. He even took on The Rock in the show’s April 2 debut, with the … [Read more...] about ‘Lip Sync Battle’ is the TV hit of the season — but it’s on Spike, not NBC, which passed on it